> do you really think that it's not a basic assumption that a government service is tax funded? My impression is that they are fully aware but they don't want,

> do you really think that it's not a basic assumption that a government service is tax funded? My impression is that they are fully aware but they don't want, for whatever reason, to come right out with the "taxes are theft" framing. The astounding irony of posting these messages using a set of technologies and infrastructure originated via taxes collected and then used by the government makes my head hurt.